Uztadz killed in Basilan ambush

From the Daily Tribune (Nov 7): Uztadz killed in Basilan ambush

Suspected Abu Sayyaf terrorists ambushed members of an Army engineering battalion constructing road networks and school buildings in Basilan on Monday, killing one soldier, who happened to be an Ustadz, and wounding two others. Maj. Gen. Ricardo Rainier Cruz III, commander of the Army’s 1st Infantry Division (ID), identified the slain Army man as Pfc. Jalil Ahung, who was described as “well-reverred Ustadz or an Islamic teacher leading fellow Muslim-soldiers in prayers. “He died serving his community. Army engineering units are non-combatant units whose job is to help our countrymen in far-flung, depressed areas receive infrastructure projects from their local leaders,” said Cruz. Wounded were Sgt. Abdulnander Bakil and Cpl. Jaime Dugasan, who were both taken to the Camp Navarro Station Hospital for treatment. The three are members of the Army’s 55th Engineering Battalion. Cruz said the engineering unit was deployed in Basilan to help the local government implement infrastructure projects such as construction of school buildings, bridges and road networks. It also serves as first responder during calamities. The three were walking back to their home base Monday afternoon when fired upon by armed men along Barangay Amaloy in Tipo-Tipo town. Capt. Albert Caber, spokesman of 1st ID, said the three non-combatant soldiers were unarmed and in civilian clothes when ambushed.

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